Kan-Etsu Expressway
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The Kan-Etsu Expressway is a major Japanese expressway connecting the Tokyo metropolitan area with Gunma and Niigata Prefectures, serving as a key route to the Sea of Japan coast and popular ski and hot spring regions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kan-Etsu Expressway canonical | 24 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2327818 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kan-Etsu Expressway Context triple: [Saitama Prefecture, hasExpressway, Kan-Etsu Expressway]
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A.
Nishi-Meihan Expressway
Nishi-Meihan Expressway is a major expressway in Japan’s Kansai region that connects parts of Osaka and Nara Prefectures, serving as an important route for regional traffic and logistics.
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B.
Shin-Meishin Expressway
The Shin-Meishin Expressway is a major Japanese expressway that serves as an alternative and bypass route to the original Meishin Expressway, helping to alleviate congestion in the Kansai region.
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C.
Meishin Expressway
The Meishin Expressway is a major Japanese toll highway linking the Nagoya and Kobe regions, forming a key part of the transportation network in the Kansai area.
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D.
Tōmei Expressway
The Tōmei Expressway is a major Japanese expressway connecting Tokyo and Nagoya, serving as a key artery for traffic and freight along the Pacific coast of Honshu.
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E.
Kyoto-Jukan Expressway
The Kyoto-Jukan Expressway is a major expressway in Japan that connects the Kyoto area with the northern part of the Kansai region, improving access to the Sea of Japan coast.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kan-Etsu Expressway Target entity description: The Kan-Etsu Expressway is a major Japanese expressway connecting the Tokyo metropolitan area with Gunma and Niigata Prefectures, serving as a key route to the Sea of Japan coast and popular ski and hot spring regions.
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A.
Nishi-Meihan Expressway
Nishi-Meihan Expressway is a major expressway in Japan’s Kansai region that connects parts of Osaka and Nara Prefectures, serving as an important route for regional traffic and logistics.
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B.
Shin-Meishin Expressway
The Shin-Meishin Expressway is a major Japanese expressway that serves as an alternative and bypass route to the original Meishin Expressway, helping to alleviate congestion in the Kansai region.
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C.
Meishin Expressway
The Meishin Expressway is a major Japanese toll highway linking the Nagoya and Kobe regions, forming a key part of the transportation network in the Kansai area.
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D.
Tōmei Expressway
The Tōmei Expressway is a major Japanese expressway connecting Tokyo and Nagoya, serving as a key artery for traffic and freight along the Pacific coast of Honshu.
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E.
Kyoto-Jukan Expressway
The Kyoto-Jukan Expressway is a major expressway in Japan that connects the Kyoto area with the northern part of the Kansai region, improving access to the Sea of Japan coast.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
expressway
ⓘ
toll road ⓘ |
| abbreviation | Kan-Etsu EXP ⓘ |
| belongsToRegion |
Chūbu region
ⓘ
Kantō region ⓘ |
| connectsPrefecture |
Gunma Prefecture
ⓘ
Niigata Prefecture ⓘ |
| connectsRegion | Tokyo metropolitan area ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| hasAccessControl | fully controlled access ⓘ |
| hasLaneConfiguration | dual carriageway ⓘ |
| hasRoadStandard | national expressway standard of Japan ⓘ |
| hasRoadSurface | paved ⓘ |
| hasServiceAreaType |
parking areas
ⓘ
service areas ⓘ |
| hasSpeedLimitType | expressway speed limits ⓘ |
| hasTollSystem | electronic toll collection ⓘ |
| hasTraffic |
long-distance traffic
ⓘ
seasonal tourist traffic ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
access to Niigata port areas
ⓘ
access to winter sports areas ⓘ |
| isKeyRouteTo |
Sea of Japan coast
ⓘ
hot spring regions in Gunma Prefecture ⓘ hot spring regions in Niigata Prefecture ⓘ ski regions in Gunma Prefecture ⓘ ski regions in Niigata Prefecture ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| operator | East Nippon Expressway Company ⓘ |
| partOfNetwork |
national expressway network of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Japanese national expressway network
|
| passesPrefecture |
Gunma Prefecture
ⓘ
Niigata Prefecture ⓘ Saitama Prefecture ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
access to tourist destinations
ⓘ
intercity transportation ⓘ |
| roadType | limited-access highway ⓘ |
| servesCity |
Niigata
ⓘ
Tokyo ⓘ |
| servesCoast | Sea of Japan ⓘ |
| servesPrefecture |
Gunma Prefecture
ⓘ
Niigata Prefecture ⓘ Saitama Prefecture ⓘ |
| servesRegionType |
hot spring resort areas
ⓘ
ski resort areas ⓘ |
| terminusDirection |
north
ⓘ
south ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
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private automobile travel ⓘ tourist traffic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kan-Etsu Expressway Description of subject: The Kan-Etsu Expressway is a major Japanese expressway connecting the Tokyo metropolitan area with Gunma and Niigata Prefectures, serving as a key route to the Sea of Japan coast and popular ski and hot spring regions.
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Saitama Prefecture, Japan
subject linked to:
Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
subject linked to:
Uonuma, Niigata Prefecture, Japan